I am a big game kayak fisherman in Hawaii I catching big tuna, wahoo, mahimahi, sailfish and more. The 16vs is the perfect reel for my needs, It can handle constant exposer to salt water its very reliable and not to big to handle on my kayak. And when i hook into those big sharks the 2nd gear come in handy to get them to leader! Grate product Penn!!

Picked up this bad boy about a year ago and it has performed phenomenally!! It has landed numerous kings, silvers and a few rock fish. I let a buddy borrow it for springer fishing last year and he caught a 7 foot sturgeon with it and had no problems!! Made in the USA! Its a little spendy but I woudnt hesitate to buy another one!! I'm going with 4 stars just because it is a little exspensive. Other wise a 5 star reel for sure!!